Antwaan Randle El threw the TD pass to Wallace, while Ben Roethlisberger
completed 17-of-27 passes for 163 yards, with one touchdown and an
interception.

Rashard Mendenhall ran for 99 yards and a score for the Steelers (6-2), who
rebounded from last week's loss to New Orleans and moved into a tie with
Baltimore atop the AFC North.

Carson Palmer passed for 248 yards and two scores to Terrell Owens, who has
151 career touchdown catches. He finished the game with 10 receptions for 141
yards.

Cedric Benson ran for a score with 9:05 left to get the Bengals within six,
and they got the ball back following Jeff Reed's missed field goal.

Palmer led Cincinnati to the Pittsburgh 12 inside the final minute, but the
Bengals (2-6) turned the ball over on downs and suffered their fifth
consecutive loss.

The Steelers looked to be in total control after scoring on the first play of
the fourth quarter. With the ball at the Cincinnati 39, Roethlisberger handed
off to Randle El, who was in motion from right to left and curled back toward
the center of the field after receiving the ball. He aired out a pass for the
end zone, and Wallace made the grab in front of a defender for a 27-7 lead.

"Our division teams certainly have to watch out for different things that we
do on offense, especially when it comes to those plays like that," Randle El
said. "They're aware of it. I've done it against Cleveland, I've done it
against Baltimore, I've done it against Cincinnati now."

But the Bengals, who beat Pittsburgh twice last season en route to the
division title, began their comeback on the ensuing drive.

Palmer's passing, with the help of a tripping penalty on Pittsburgh linebacker
LaMarr Woodley, led Cincinnati to the Pittsburgh 27 for a first down. On the
next play, Palmer unleashed a long throw as he was hit, and Owens made the
catch over his shoulder as he ran toward the right rear corner of the end
zone.

That had the Bengals within 27-14, and Cincinnati got the ball back following
Roethlisberger's interception. The quarterback released a floating, wobbling
throw that safety Roy Williams grabbed near midfield. An unsportsmanlike
conduct penalty on the Steelers' Flozell Adams allowed Cincinnati to set up at
the Pittsburgh 36.

The Bengals moved down the field thanks to two more Steelers penalties. A
roughing-the-passer call on Casey Hampton advanced the ball 15 yards, and Ike
Taylor was flagged for pass interference on Palmer's TD try to Owens. That put
the ball at the one, and two plays later Benson crashed over the goal line to
make it a 27-21 contest with nine minutes to play.

Pittsburgh was still in good position to secure the win, as it used a steady
diet of Mendenhall runs to gain yards and drain time off the clock. But with
3:59 left, Reed's 46-yard try was wide left, and the Bengals took over at
their own 36.

Their final drive was not smooth by any means. Palmer was sacked and fumbled
on the first play, and tight end Reggie Kelly recovered for a 10-yard loss.
The Bengals then faced a 3rd-and-14, and a short throw to Benson came out of
Palmer's hand wobbling.

But Benson managed to secure the ball after tipping it to himself, then ran
for a 16-yard gain.

With just more than a minute to play, Palmer's 20-yard pass to Owens over the
middle had the Bengals at the Steeler 17, though an offensive holding penalty
on Brian Leonard set them back 10 yards.

Palmer overcame it with a 15-yard pass to Chad Ochocinco along the right
sideline. With 44 seconds on the clock, Palmer fired a bullet for Owens that
sailed through the end zone. That put Cincinnati in a 4th-and-5, and Palmer
went to rookie Jordan Shipley on the next play. Shipley initially had the
ball, but lost control as the pass was ruled incomplete, and the Steelers ran
out the clock from there.

"We ran out of time," said Bengals safety Chris Crocker. "That's the thing. We
can't start that way and then, at the end of the ball game, expect to pull it
out."

While the Bengals finished with a strong fourth quarter, they began the game
with a series of devastating special teams mistakes.

Bernard Scott fumbled the opening kickoff, leading to Mendenhall's one-yard
score a little more than two minutes into the game. William Gay then blocked
the punt on Cincinnati's ensuing drive, which led to a 25-yarder from Reed and
a 10-0 Steelers edge.

The Bengals, though, stabilized and took advantage of a Hines Ward fumble in
the second quarter. Williams recovered at the Pittsburgh 38, and the Bengals
scored on a 19-yard reception by Owens. He pulled down the high pass with 8:46
left in the half to become just the third player in NFL history with 150
career touchdown catches.

Roethlisberger threw an eight-yard touchdown pass to Ward with 2:07 remaining.
After Mike Nugent missed a 51-yard field goal on Cincinnati's following drive,
Reed booted a 53-yarder to send Pittsburgh into halftime with a 20-7 lead.

Game Notes

Palmer completed 22-of-36 passes and was intercepted once...Benson finished
with 54 yards on 18 carries...Mendenhall added three catches for 31
yards...Pittsburgh had four sacks, including two by Woodley...Jerry Rice (197)
and Randy Moss (153) are the other receivers in NFL history with at least 150
TD catches. Owens' 10 receptions give him 1,061 for his career. He is 33
catches shy of matching Tim Brown for fourth all-time...Nugent missed both his
field goal tries.